Quotes from ‘The Prom Equivalency’

After Penny's old prom dress brings up memories of their proms, the girls decide to recreate prom night on the roof of the apartment building. As Sheldon learns about prom customs, he worries that Amy will expect something to happen between them.

Sheldon: Thank you for understanding.Amy: Of course I understand. Sheldon, there's something else I've been wanting to say, but before I do, I just. I want you to know you don't have to say it back. I know you're not ready and I don't want you to say it just because social convention dictates -Sheldon: I love you, too.Amy: You said it.

Sheldon: I really did think you looked pretty.Amy: You did?Sheldon: Yes. So much so that I started to panic.Amy: Well you can relax. Just because you think I look pretty doesn't mean we have to spend the night together.Sheldon: Were you hoping we would because it's prom?Amy: I'm always hoping. But tonight, I just wanted to have a nice time with you. Maybe dance with someone who has arms.

Sheldon: There's no denying that I have feelings for you that can't be explained in any other way. I briefly considered that I had a brain parasite, but that seems even more far-fetched. The only conclusion was love.

Raj: Ever since I saw Pretty in Pink, I've wanted to go to an American prom. But then I saw Carrie and did not want to go to an American prom. Then I saw Never Been Kissed and I'm back on the prom bandwagon. This prom things been a real rollercoaster.

Bernadette: Why can't he take your mom? You took her to your prom.Howard: I didn't take her. She was a chaperone.Bernadette: I saw a picture of you two dancing together.Howard: Well what was I gonna do? They were playing our song.

Sheldon: I may be an alien, but I have urges. If Amy wants to copulate by firing her eggs into space, well then I will happily catch them with the reproductive sack on my upper flermin.
I'm not the best at reading facial cues, but I can see that you're a little turned on.

Amy: You're making me worry. What's going on?Sheldon: What's going is we're about to go to a prom and there's a great deal of pressure on young couples like us to engage in what Mr. Bob Eubanks called "makin' whoopee".

Raj: Did you go to your prom?Sheldon: No. I had a date with a proper education. Instead of a tuxedo, I dressed myself in good habits. Instead of spiked punch, I enjoyed the intoxicating flavor of knowledge. Instead of dancing in a gym, I shook my bootie to the seductive rhythms-Penny: Okay, okay.Sheldon: -of AP calculus.

Leonard: I thought you were gonna pretend to be an alien.Sheldon: I was, but Penny didn't want to. You didn't want to. Bernadette, Amy, Koothrappali and Wolowitz didn't want to. And even I knew it was weird to hire somebody.

Bernadette: How was your prom? Did you go?Amy: No, but I was on cleanup crew.Penny: Aw, that's sad.Amy: No, it was okay. The DJ let me dance one slow dance with my mop before he shut down. Whenever I see a bucket of dirty water, I still hear Lady in Red.

Leonard: Was that a flask?Sheldon: Yes. I've decided to embrace all the traditions associated with prom, including spiking the punch.Leonard: You're gonna put alcohol in the punch?Sheldon: Oh, no, this is pomegranate juice. It's all the fun of high-school hijinks, with the self-protecting zip of anti-oxidants.

Sheldon: I think I've come up with the perfect way for us to enjoy it.Penny: Great. How?Sheldon: We pretend we're aliens. We pretend we're aliens. I'm not the best at reading facial cues, but I'm gonna say that you love it and wanna hear more.